Traf Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Cheap Ryanair flight, by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiley Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) Cheap Ryanair flight, by any chance? Yep. Always fancied the Plitvice Lakes and its the nearest place. Reading up about Zadar sounds pretty decent in its own right. Was considering Shannon - return from Manchester for £17! Edited February 9, 2015 by Smiley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyjoojar Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Anyone been to Zadar in Croatia? Defo worth two days of your time. Lovely little town, decent food and ale. Easy-ish on the pocket too. There are some nice little islands which are worth considering. If you had 4-5 days to spilt between Zadar and another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Yep. Always fancied the Plitvice Lakes and its the nearest place. Reading up about Zadar sounds pretty decent in its own right. Was considering Shannon - return from Manchester for £17! Limerick is a lovely little place for weekend piss up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Limerick is a lovely little place for weekend piss up. You're 4 lines short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QFPants Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Defo worth two days of your time. Lovely little town, decent food and ale. Easy-ish on the pocket too. There are some nice little islands which are worth considering. If you had 4-5 days to spilt between Zadar and another. Loved Zadar, town itself was pretty lively, no beach but a few beers down by the sea organ on a warm evening was great. Car we'd hired fell through (not literally) so got the bus to plitvice lakes; cheap enough but the bus was nearly 2 hours late and nobody seemed to bat an eyelid ????No real hotels up there but loads of guesthouse types places that were great and cheap enough, lakes themselves were stunning, would go back definitely ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Looking at Mexico for Easter. Hotel / area recommendations please, bearing in mind I've got a 9/10 yr old daughter with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonk Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Do you not know how old she is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Do you not know how old she is? Very good. She'll be 9 when we leave and 10 when we get back. We always go away for her birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarian1979 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I found the Bahia principe in Mexico decent enough for the price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I found the Bahia principe in Mexico decent enough for the price Which one? There are loads! Like the look of the Sirenis and it seems reasonably priced http://www.sirenishotels.com/en/info/hotel/grand_sirenis_riviera_maya_resort_spa/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no balls Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I loved Puerto vallarta but that's because it wasn't child friendly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarian1979 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Riviera maya. Think it had three on one site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) Loved Zadar, town itself was pretty lively, no beach but a few beers down by the sea organ on a warm evening was great... There is a 'beach' - Kolovare Beach, to find it, go through the land gate out of the old town and around the tiny marina (a good seafood restaurant here btw) and stick to the seafront (or at least keep the sea in sight) after about half a mile of seafront (or the sreet behind seafront apartments) Kolovare Beach: it's not a real beach, but there's decking and swimming pool style steps and a handrail into the sea, there's a diving platform (into the sea) and a small bar with terrace, there's a seawater pool and showers open to the public gratis, and stone-cut steps gallery/sunbathing area overlooking it. It's not going to win any beauty competitions (kolovare) but it's clean and the views out to sea are great - it's a locals' type of place, but they're friendly enough after a while... On the walk back you'll pass the University, there's a good and cheapish place right on the seafront near here, does big plates of traditional mixed grills - beltin'. The bars near the Uni tend to be livlier than those in the old town. There's a lack of hotels, but plenty apartments and villas (or whole self-contained top or bottom storeys of villas) for rent on Air BnB. Visit one of the islands if you're staying a while, and definitely take a rowboat taxi (about 60p!) across the harbour toward the Maraska factory (best at dusk, just before they knock off) - there's another good bar on the waterfront here, where one can watch shady blacked out/pimped out motor yachts of Russian and Balkan gangsters coming and going... Edited February 10, 2015 by Youri McAnespie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) Oh aye, good shout for beers at sunset at the Sea Organ... 'The Garden' is an outdoor bar that's worth a visit too, it's up on the hill above the sea gate... Go up the bell tower in the old town on your first day (and just before the hour strikes ) It'll give you a good idea of where everything is in relation to your map... Edited February 10, 2015 by Youri McAnespie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Riviera maya. Think it had three on one site Ah, yes about 10 mins south of Sirenis. 3 hotels on one complex, over 2,000 rooms. Not for me to be honest, daughter isn't keen on crowds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) I've been pricing up flights to PV recently, they're all pretty much splitting hairs, but the Norwegian Airlines deal to LA seems too good to be true, you can (or could) get direct Aeromexico flights LA to Puerto Vallarta for around £300 (return)... I'll ask about hotels and deals if you like, I know someone who lives there full time... Edited February 10, 2015 by Youri McAnespie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Aye, if you could. Although I'd probably just fly direct from Manchester with Thomson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Cabo San Lucas is stunning, but not ideal to get to from the UK, im not aware of direct flights, but its an easy hop from one of the US hubs, LA especially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I'd need to get a visa for the US and I can't be arsed with the rigmarole. Plus I want to go in 6 weeks time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I didn't know they allowed folk who were sorting their own digs on charter flights... Then again, I've only ever travelled alone or with girls/women or mates, so never looked into it before. Everyday's a schoolday - I've often thought of booking holidays with Thompson etc. Just to use the flights, but the cost difference has often been negligble when everything is accounted for, and the tight-fisted side of me doesn't like the thought of the holiday part of the package going to waste... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) Looking to do something different this year, so been having a tacit look at cruises. Anyone offer some pointers? Firstly I get seasick quite easily, would this affect me on a big cruise ship? Secondly, Im a 46 year old bloke, and id be travelling on my own, is it something I should be waiting 10 years til I start looking at it? Thirdly, who are the best companies to look at? Im beggared by the choice. Edited February 10, 2015 by Con Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) Double post Edited February 10, 2015 by Con Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birch-chorley Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I've been pricing up flights to PV recently, they're all pretty much splitting hairs, but the Norwegian Airlines deal to LA seems too good to be true, you can (or could) get direct Aeromexico flights LA to Puerto Vallarta for around £300 (return)... I'll ask about hotels and deals if you like, I know someone who lives there full time... I've booked flights with Norwegian back from LA Cost £207 + bags to Gatwick Would have been £150 to Manchester via Copenhagen if the second flight was an hour later!! Look like a decent outfit this Norwegian, looking at them again for Thailand at Xmas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Youri McAnespie Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 I found an Oslo/LA return for £316, problem was the flights were a month apart! And the site seemed to be down for maintenance a lot, which made me uneasy. Maybe I'll see how yours (or others) flights with Norwegian Air goes before booking... (probably the route will be established by then and the prices will have gone up, as this happened before with the Spanish carrier Air Europa ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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